Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 7 · Decided 12 January 1990
Gauri Shanker Sharma ETC. v. State of U.P. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 7 · [1990] 1 S.C.R. 29
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 111/1979
- Decided
- 12 January 1990
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 201, 218, 304, 330, 395
Headnote
B r' Indian Penal Code: Sections 201, 218, 304 and 330- Death in police custody-To be seriously viewed by the Court. Three police personnel were charged with offences arising out of the death of one Ram Dhiraj Tiwari in police custody. Rafiuddin Khan c (accused No. 1) was the Sub Inspector of Shankar Sharma (accused No. 3) was the Head Moharrir. ). The prosecution version was that Al directed Al and two police chowkidars, to apprehend Ram Dhiraj, deceased, who was a suspect in D a dacoity case. Pursuant thereto, Ram Dhiraj was arrested from his residence on 19.10.1971 at about 11.00
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